April 2, 2003
Catholics with Heart and Soul... and mobile phones
Dutch Catholicss can dedicate more time to prayer and works of charity this Lent -- with the help of their mobile phones, according to an article in Zenit.
A "short meditation service," has been turned into an SMS premium offer. by the Catholic Church of the Netherlands.
"Every day at noon, an excerpt of the Gospel of the day is received, and with this initiative, "we hope to offer the recipients a moment of meditation and reflection on the Gospel," said Dutch episcopate spokesman Jan Willem Wits.
The service costs 70 euro cents (76 cents) a day. "Half of this amount is allocated to organizations in charge of aid to the Third World," Willem said. "In this way, one offers a contribution for a good cause and receives spiritual food in return."
This is the same Roman Catholic order which offers religious ringtones for downlading, including ringtone renditions of hymns and psalms ranging from Ave Maria to Salve Regina.
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